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燃
Burn, Burning
も.える, も.やす, も.す
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japan has strict garbage-sorting rules. Burnable trash is labeled 燃えるごみ, while non-burnable trash is labeled 燃えないごみ.
Memory Trick
Imagine a campfire with bright orange flames rising into the night sky. That burning fire helps you remember 燃 means 'to burn.'
Readings
Onyomi: ネン (nen)
Kunyomi: も.える, も.やす, も.す
Example Words
燃える
もえる (moeru)
To burn
燃やす
もやす (moyasu)
To burn (something)
燃料
ねんりょう (nenryou)
Fuel
燃焼
ねんしょう (nenshou)
Combustion
Example Sentence
紙 が よく 燃えます。
かみ が よく もえます。
kami ga yoku moemasu
Paper burns easily.